New York Knicks: Five Reasons To Move Carmelo Anthony To PF

New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek will consider moving Carmelo Anthony to power forward. Here are five reasons he should make the change.

The New York Knicks are in the midst of one of the worst seasons in recent franchise history. Despite entering the 2016-17 NBA regular season with postseason-caliber hype, the Knicks are six games below .500 and in the midst of a historically poor stretch.

As the Knicks ponder what the solution to their problems may be, moving Carmelo Anthony to power forward has inevitably presented itself as an option.

Anthony has played small forward for the better part of his NBA career, but has reached a point in his career where a change of position may be mutually beneficial. Not only would it make the game easier for Anthony, but it would help the Knicks on both ends of the floor.

According to Al Iannazzone of Newsday, Hornacek was asked if he’d be willing to move Anthony to power forward and appeared receptive to the idea.

"“Some day KP will come back, so that will change it again, what we do,” Hornacek said. “Obviously in this stretch we’re in, we’re looking at everything, and all possibilities.”"

In other words: moving Anthony to power forward on a full-time basis is a legitimate possibility.

It’s worth noting that Anthony started at power forward when the Knicks played the Atlanta Hawks on Jan. 16. That move was admittedly made by necessity with both Kristaps Porzingis and Lance Thomas sidelined, but it yielded intriguing results.

The question is: what would the short-term and long-term benefits be of the New York Knicks moving Carmelo Anthony to power forward on a full-time basis?